LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 November 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Daleety and Co.. Ltd., report Jiavinp hold their tvcpMv sale in the Carterton 6aleya.rd? on Friday, when they submitted a pood yarding of pheep mid cattlo to a good attendance of buyers. The recent Tains liavo improved the feed prospects, consequently competition tvrb keen for all classcs of sheen and cattle, a total clearance being effected at the following

prices :-Storo woolly ewes. 265. lid., Us. lid. to 22a. 3d.; ewea and lambs, 27b. 6rt.; w.f. woolly hoggetß, 2oa. sd. to 263. 9d.; b.f. hoggets 205.; mixed fat 6heep, 37b.; shorn 2 fCnd 4-tooths, 278.; 2-yenr empty dairy hcifoia, £7. £7 16b. to £8; empty 3-year heifers, £9 5a.; cows and calves, £11: fat and forward cows, ill 5b.; 2-year eteere, £7 la.; J-ycar steers, £11 7s. 6d.; S.H. bulls, 12 RuiMaa to 15J guineas; bacon piKS made £4 65.; weanci'B, 353. Messrs. Wright, Stunlieiiaqn and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly salo at Cartorton on Friday. There was a largo of buyers, and tho recent rnins were donbtlcas rcsponeiblo {or keen competition, tho whole of the entry beine sold under tho hammer. Quotations:—Fat and forward cows, £12 to £13 7a. 6d.; storo cows, to £9 10s.; empty 3-year dairy heifers, to £9; empty 2-year haifera, to £8 ss. 6d.; cows with calves, £9 10g. to £11; yearling heifers, to £5 10s. Steers were in poor demand. Coloured 2-year Btaere fetched £6 10s.; yco-riing steers, £2 15a. to £5 2e. 6d.; youne bulle. £6 15s. to £10. Itessra. Wright, Stephenson and Coreport having held a sale of «heep and cattlo in their Martinborough yards on Thursday last. There wae a. heavy entry both in cattlo and sheep, and a. total clearance was effected at priceK well in advance of recent ratca. IJoubtlese the I change in the weather wa» a contributI ing factor. Price ruled as under:—Fat j and forward ewes and wethera in the wool, 15s. 6d.; store woolly ewes and wethers, to 38a.; lat shorn ewes, 355. 6d. to 385.; store shorn owes. 286. to 20s. 4d.; fat and forward woolly hoggets, to Ms.; storo ewes, in the wool, to 275. 6d.; ewen with lambs, 3ts. 6d.; mixed, sex woolly hoggets, 305.: cull hoggets. 24a.; fat cows, to £15 55.; cows and calves, to £14 55.; forward cows, to £10 10s.; empty 2-year heifers, to £8; store cows, £6 10°. to £8 78. 6d.; bulls, £10 to £16 16s. Mr. Newton .King reports :-At Waiwakaiho, on October 31, a full yarding of all classes was*offered, practically a full clearance rcsultiug at presont ruling prices; 15-month heifers, £5 10s. to £5 145.; eteere, £i to £4 17s. 6d.; 2-yea-r empty Jersey heifers, £8 ss. to £8 10a.; smaller do., £6 15s. to £7 10a.; other hciforE, £7 10a. to' £9; 2-year steers. £5 Ba. to £6 to.; 3-year do.. £8 12s. 6(1.; fresh-conditioned cows. £9 ss. to £9 10s.; atore do.. £6 ss. to £8 10s.; bulls. £9 lte. . The dairy cattlo offered were- only a fair, average quality lot, but there wan ffogd inquiry nevertheless. Beet heifers sold to £13 10s.; othora. £9 to £11; cows (springing), £11 to £17 10s.; calved, £14 to £17. A few Sens of good classes of sheep also changed ands at the following prices:—Bwce and lamba, £2 Bs.; fat ewce, £2 'is. to £2 5a.: wether hoggets, 31s. 6d. At Douglas, on November 3, cattlo camo forward in excess of yarding accommodation. The yarding wae in excese of tho demand, and prices were easier. Yearling to 15month Jersey heifers, £5 17s. 6d.; other Bort6. £4 6a. to £5 5e.; mixed yearlings, £4 Ha.; steers, £4 10s. 6d.; 2-year nraDty hoilera, £8"; 2 and 3-year eteers, £7 6s. to .67 196.; freeh-conditioned cows, £8 17s. 6d. to £10; Btoro do., £7 to £0 10s.; 4-yo:ir bullocks, £12 17e. 6d.; Jersey bulls, £9 to £10 10s.: other bulls, £8 to £10; dairy cowa, calved, £15 10s,; eprinping Iteifcrs, £9 ss. to £11 155.; ewce and lambs, 395. 6d.; 6-tooth empty owee, 31a. M.; cull .do., 155.: poor hoggets, 2ts. 9d. At Stratford, on November 4, thore was a good yarding of cattle, despite rough weather- conditions. The market had a slight tendency to drag, but nevertheless a good clearance resulted. A lino of 130 vearlinpr heifere (In lots), on account of Mr. J. F. Stevenson, sold from £4 19s. t<s £5 10a.; 10 exceptionally choico, well-grown 15-month Jersey heifers, on account of tho estate of S. J. Kawlcß, realised from £15 to £12 12a. 6d.; other heitere. £0 Ms. to £5 175.; I eteere, £3 95.; 2-ycar empty heifers, £7 ! 10s. to £8 10s.; small do., £6 7s. 3d.; fat I cows, £14; conditioned do., £9 to £9 15a.; i Btoro do., £6 2s. to £3 10a.; cows and \ calvcß, £8 12s. 6d. In the dairy pens oattle were nunieroue, but tho quality j throughout was not of a very high i dard. Inquiry also was a shade easier. ' Heat heifers sold to £17; others, £9 to £12; cows, £12 to £20 10s,; grade Jersey : bulls, 18$ to 24 enineae. At Egmont Vii- ! lago, on October "M, a clearing sale was j held on account of Mr. J. P. .Oilchrist. Thcro was an excellent attendance, everything being cleared under very keen com-' petition. Ewes and lambs. £2 6s. 6d. to 1 £2 9a.; hoggets. 335.; nice quality dairy heifers, £14 to £20 55.; cows, £11 Wβ. to £18 10s.; fat do., £11 155.; empty 15-jaonth heifers, £7 7s. 6d.; farm horses (good allround sorts), £28 to £43. At Richmond Eoad, Inglewood. on October 31. a clearing sale was Jiold, on account of Jlr. G. Tozer, and a very satisfactory sale of everything was made. Cows 'mostly calved), sokl from £10 10s. to £23; heifers, £9 to £18; farm horses, £10 to £20 10s. • |